The Sixteenth Section: The Secret of the Elves

  I had no choice but to teach them the philosophy of fishing, which is to pretend to be foolish and suffer a small loss first. When others think they can take advantage of you, that's often when you'll gain an even greater advantage.

  "Mom nodded and asked: 'It seems that you've made a profit this time, but this is just your guess. What if there's nothing good?'"

  "Haha, actually I had another goal in mind, this brand was just an unexpected gain!"

  "What else you got?"

  "Not bad!"

  "Let mom take a look?"

  "On one condition: you must acknowledge the little girl I brought back as your goddaughter!"

  "Hey kiddo, how old are you and you're already bringing a woman home? Tell me, what's going on?" his mother teased.

  "Don't talk nonsense, her name is Xiānyǎ Kǎzhāfēi, she should be a descendant of the Kǎzhāfēi family. Her parents are both dead now, and she's a poor but lovely little girl, Mom will like her, I guarantee it!"

  "Ah, so the Gaddafi family and our family still have some connections. In the past, the two families didn't lack intermarriage, and those who escaped at that time were all because of their relationship with us that they avoided disaster. I think adopting her as a goddaughter is acceptable!" Grandfather said

  "Alright, anyway, Mom only gave birth to you five mischievous brats. It's really a pity that there isn't a well-behaved daughter! Now it's time for you to show me what you've got. If I'm not satisfied... Hehe, just wait and see!"

  "Haha, I'll thank her on behalf of mom. As for the things? They're definitely satisfactory, you can take a look!"

  I handed the stick over. My mother was taken aback at first, then took it and examined it carefully. Her expression was one of surprise and delight, and finally she jumped up from her chair with excitement, shouting loudly: "Heavens! It's really it! It actually exists! This is great! We're going to have a big haul this time!" Then she muttered to herself in a low voice: "Let me think... the direct reward of 1000W gold coins, the right to use 1W spirit warriors for ten years, and the three conditions of the elemental spirit queen... heavens, how much would it be worth if we converted it all to gold?"

  Grandpa was startled by his mother's loss of composure, "Good grandson! How did your mom pull you? Is this broken stick really worth being so happy about?"

  The poor Taoist simply said: "Blessings of the Magic God"

  Grandpa was stunned at the time. After a while, he said: "Is it the legendary Elf Goddess's weapon? The Mercenary Guild's 200-year-old most difficult task item with a reward of 10 million gold coins?"

  "Yes, actually there are three task rewards, and the worst one is just that little bit of money!"

  "Oh, what else?"

  "1W Warrior's unpaid service for ten years, the three conditions of the Elemental Spirit Queen. Each one cannot be measured with money."

  "Oh, so the 1W Elf Warriors are actually the advanced mage troops of 1W, capable of withstanding a million-strong human army. And the Elemental Elf Queen is almost like a god, able to easily destroy a country. Why do the elves value this staff so much?"

  "I don't know either, Father. I hope to return to the Elf Capital tomorrow and deliver 'The Blessing of the Magic God' to Mother. Is that okay?" Mother added.

  "Of course, but since Xiao Wu found it, I hope he can exercise the next two rights."

  "Alright, I think that's fine. Now let's hear how he found out about the 'Blessing of the Magic God'."

  The poor Taoist then told them the whole story.

  "Why didn't you just go buy it from him directly? Why bother with so much trouble?" Mom said discontentedly.

  "Haha, I knew this would happen. If we had said it directly, that guy might have gotten suspicious and raised the price even higher. And if he told someone from the Ishihara family, it would be trouble. Besides, if we bought it openly, the Ishihara family would find out and there would be consequences. After all, this thing is stolen goods from the Ishihara family. Haha, my grandson is really clever! The Ishihara family has suffered another big loss!" Grandfather said happily: "Tomorrow you'll set off immediately, good grandson, you can take the money now, and the other two rewards will be kept at your grandmother's place for now, we'll talk about it when the time comes, got it?"

  "Got it! Mom, you'll adopt Xianya as your daughter when you get back and let everyone in Wangdu know."

  "Alright, you go get ready too!"

  I returned to find Xianya still waiting for me. I told her, "Tomorrow I have something very important to attend to and need to go out. I won't be able to accompany you to your mother's funeral. You won't blame me, will you?"

  "Oh! I don't blame you." But a despondent expression flashed across his face.

  "Don't be like that, it's really an important urgent matter. Mom and I are going to the Elf Capital, we might not be back for a month, you wait for me. Mom has already agreed to recognize you as her daughter. When we get back, we'll formally hold a ceremony, and then you'll truly become my sister!"

  "Really?" she asked incredulously

  "Of course, you'll stay with me first. I've already instructed the servants to take good care of you. If you need anything, just let them know. And if anyone bullies you, I'll deal with them when I get back. Got it?" I asked.

  "Alright, we'll wait for your return."

  The next morning, I called all the servants in our yard and gave them a good reminder. They were all good people, so I felt at ease. Then, my mother and I set off on the road. The journey was uneventful, and after more than ten days, we arrived at the City of Elves.

  This time it's even more exaggerated, Grandma personally came to pick up Mom, she had already received the news from Mom. Still in the conference room of the Wang Palace, Grandma just sat down and didn't even bother with pleasantries, directly asking: "Where is it? Let me take a look quickly?"

  "Here." Mom quickly handed over 'The Blessing of the Magic God'.

  Grandma grasped it tightly and examined it carefully. "That's right! It's the one! Thank the fairy goddess, we're finally saved!" Grandma was so excited that she almost cried out loud.

  "Mom, what's going on? Weren't the Elves fine?" The mother and several elders were all very puzzled.

  "Now that it's come to this, I can finally tell you all... I've been carrying this secret alone for 200 years, and it's been unbearable."

  "What secret?" Mom asked

  "The Elemental Spirit had an emergency situation, and this is what happened. The Elemental Spirits were born in the Moon Spring of the Spirit Sacred Land, which was a sacred object given to them by the Goddess of Spirits. It could continuously gather and produce magical elements, and under its effect, high concentrations of magical elements could give birth to life, thus producing Elemental Spirits. Ordinary Elemental Spirits are single-systems, each production requires a huge amount of energy, and it takes a long time to replenish. However, in general, the total energy of the Moon Spring is still accumulating, every 5,000 years, the Moon Spring will produce a full-system magical spirit, which is the Spirit Empress. The birth of the Spirit Empress requires the consumption of the Moon Spring's 5,000-year accumulation. 200 years ago was the time when the new Spirit Empress was born, but for some reason, two Empresses appeared at once! The result was disastrous, the Moon Spring was severely damaged, and its energy accumulation became extremely slow. Until now, after 200 years, not even a single Elemental Spirit has been produced. In the past, it would only take several months to produce new ones! Her Majesty said that only the 'Blessing of the Magic God' can save the Moon Spring because the 'Blessing of the Magic God' can produce magical elements on its own. That's why we're in such a hurry and didn't dare to speak out loud, not even telling you guys. This is a matter of life and death for the Spirit Clan!" Grandma exclaimed excitedly: "Now it's okay, we have hope! Right, did my grandson really find this?"

  "Yes, mom!" Mom told grandma about how she found me.

  "Since that's the case, let's just say the idiot from the Ishihara family is out of luck. I hereby declare that my grandson has completed our mission. What do you all think?"

  Several elders all nodded in agreement and expressed their gratitude to me.

  "Ha ha, you know, although Grandma has money, 1 million is still not that easy to take out. Luckily it was you who completed it, so you won't force Grandma to give you the money, right?"

  "What if someone else finishes it, what will you do?" I asked

  "I'll have no choice but to sell all the magical items in El'goroth. That should be enough. You don't expect me to pay off the debt by selling things, do you?"

  "Alright, never mind, you handle it then, anyway I'm not short of money." The poor monk said helplessly.

  My grandmother looked at me for a long time without speaking, then sighed and said, "Let you off easy, I'll use something to offset this 1,000 yuan debt!"

  "Mom, are you going to give him that thing?"